Managers have been important in the careers of fighters. The fighters focus on training and fighting while the managers focus on every other thing. There have been instances in the UFC where the fighters have to come forward to defend their families and the case of Ian Garry is the prime example of it. In the heat of the moment, Team Khabib has come forward to raise their voice for the protection of the fighter’s kin.

Ali Abdelaziz has expressed his concerns regarding the safety of fighters’ family members. These concerns arise from the increasing verbal attacks directed at families by certain fighters. Let’s delve deeper to understand Abdelaziz’s perspective and how it has received widespread criticism from the fans.

Ali Abdelaziz is concerned about fighters’ safety

Ali Abdelaziz acts as the manager to numerous MMA A-listers, which includes the likes of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Kamaru Usman, and Justin Gaethje. And Abdelaziz is very vocal when it comes to defending his clients. The manager on several occasions has tweeted about the welfare of the fighters.

In his most recent escapade, the manager has come forward to add a cryptic tweet about the safety of the family members of the fighters. On his X (Formerly Twitter) handle, Abdelaziz stated that he is concerned about the fighters and their family in general and this is the first time he is feeling this anxious.

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As soon as his tweet went viral netizens took to the internet to express their opinion. Some of the tweets by the fans as are follows:-

One of the fans stated that he was confused by Abdelaziz’s words.

Another fan stated that as long as Islam Makhachev gets to fight he has no concern about anything.

Furthermore, one of the fans agreed with Abdelaziz.

Moreover, a fan seems to be interested in what Abdelaziz is trying to state.

One of the fans was left confused.

Another fan asked Abdelaziz whether his tweet made any sense to him.

Last but not least, another fan was left confused by Abdelaziz’s tweet and asked him to be more specific.

It is clear from the reactions of the fans that they are confused by the sudden tweet. They also seemingly asked the manager to be more specific and clear or give more context about any incident. Nonetheless, Abdelaziz’s concern is fine because fighters and their family’s safety is often overlooked in the world of MMA.